Bumpkins Rich Handsome Husband Chapter 440
Bumpkins Rich Handsome Husband
Chapter 440 Compete for the Spinfluence Group âYvie gave birth at Westcross Children Hospital. The child is about six pounds. Itâs a boy.â Conrad accurately told Elizabeth about the child.
It was evident that everything was under Conradâs control. Veronica suddenly felt that Yvonne could not easily leave Bloomstead now. After Conrad said that, he turned to look at Veronica. âRoni, youâre the one who sent Yvie to that hospital, right?â
Veronica said Yvonne had gone abroad a moment ago, but Conrad exposed her lies. Veronica held the fork and scooped some salad to her mouth, pretending to be calm. She wanted to avoid the subject.
However, Elizabeth looked at Veronica with a meaningful gaze. There was a rare seriousness that appeared on her wrinkled face. âIs that so?â
She did not address Veronica affectionately. Instead, Elizabeth asked this bluntly. Hearing the stately tone of Elizabeth, Veronica did not dare to hide it, so she nodded and admitted, âYes.â
Conrad must be fully prepared to tell Grandma about this. Even if I deny it, Conrad could still come up with evidence to refute me, so itâs useless to lie.
When Veronica nodded and admitted to it, she keenly noticed that Elizabeth frowned, then glanced at Matthew. âMatthew, do you know about this?â
âYes.â Matthew continued to lower his head to calmly eat, as if what just happened had nothing to do with him. Not many could be calm in this situationâConrad was a classic example.
The man thought Matthew would be furious after he said something important. However, Matthew did not react. To Conrad, Matthew was pretending.
Conrad thought that Matthew was panicking, and the latter was only trying to act calm. However, Matthew really didnât care about this. Elizabeth had her mouth agape as she tried to say something.
However, when she saw Matthew calmly enjoying the meal, she said, âLetâs finish the meal.â
âOkay, Mom.â Conrad had to obey when Elizabeth spoke. Still, he couldnât hold back his giddiness and smiled at Matthew. However, the cold man didnât even give Conrad a glance. They dined quietly, except for the crisp sound of knives and forks hitting the porcelain plates.
After the meal, Elizabeth put down her knife and fork to sipe her mouth with a tissue. Then, she said to Conrad, âConrad, come with me.â
âYes, Mom.â Conrad nodded, thereafter getting up and walking past Veronica to Elizabeth. Then, he helped the latter out of the dining room. It was then that Matthew and Veronica were left alone at the table.
Veronica retracted her gaze from Conrad and Elizabeth to look at Matthew, only to see him playing with his phone, looking indifferent and relaxed.
âYvonneâs child concerns the heir to the Spinfluence Group. Why didnât you tell me about this?â
She felt out of touch when Matthew never told her about this.
However, the one that was out of touch the most was Matthew.
Matthew turned off his phone screen and raised his head to meet Veronicaâs gaze with a pair of charming eyes. âItâs useless telling you about this. Would you make Yvonne go through an abortion? Or would you be able to stop Uncle Conrad?â
Veronica canât do anything, so there is no need to tell her about these things.
Veronica was speechless after hearing these two questions, as she didnât know how to refute.
She frowned while holding the tissue she just used to wipe her mouth, feeling irritable.
A*shole, what do you mean?
âMatthew, although we broke up, I am still Old Mrs. Kingsâ god-granddaughter. Can you stop being so passive-aggressive?!â
She was in a bad mood, so she scolded Matthew.
Matthew raised his eyebrows in response. âUncle Conrad is my uncle, and I treat him the same. You have to get used to it.â
He spoke slowly, making it impossible for one to tell his feelings.
However, Veronica felt pained deep down because Matthew was acting as if they had never had an intimate relationship.
âYouââ Veronica couldnât help but get annoyed. âYeah, I canât do anything. However, I couldâve prepared Yvonne mentally if you told me earlier!â
âIâm sorry, but I donât have any obligation to do this.â
Facing the woman he loved, Matthew said every barbed word with insult.
Although he couldnât bear it, Matthew had to distance himself from Veronica. Only in this way could he silently do more for her.
During the three months of their break up, Matthew asked himself countless times in the boundless dark.
Is it worth doing this for Veronica? Will she start a new relationship when Iâm helping her? Will she hate me forever?
These questions had plagued Matthew for a long time, but he was a persistent man.
There was no going back for him once he decided something.
âYouâre right.â Veronica nodded while pulling out a sarcastic smile. âYou win, Matthew Kings.â
She angrily slapped the tissue on the dining table and left.
Matthew sat on his chair. He didnât dare to look at Veronicaâs angry and disappointed retreating figure.
It was because he was afraid that one glance would be seen by the spies from Conrad. In addition, Matthew was afraid he would run to Veronica and hug her into his arms to tenderly coax and comfort her.
Veronica crossed the cobblestone path and went to the small pond. Sitting in the pavilion by the pond, she sighed deeply. Then, she angrily grabbed the leaves of the lush that were growing on the pavilion railing. âB*stard!â
She cursed, then suddenly thought of something important, so she immediately called Yvonne.
After a few beeps, Yvonne answered the phone. âWhatâs the matter, Roni?â
âYvonne, Conrad knows that you have given birth to a child. He wants to use your child to compete for the position of heir to the Spinfluence Group. âYou must prepare yourself because Conrad will not let your child go.ââ
Veronica briefed Yvonne about the situation.
On the other end of the phone, Yvonne was silent.
âHello? Yvonne, did you hear me?â Veronica shouted worriedly when she couldnât hear anything.
âI-I heard it. Donât worry; I will not let Conrad take my son away even if it costs me my life,â Yvonne replied decisively.
âThen youââ
Beep, beep, beep!
Before Veronica could speak again, Yvonne hung up the call.
Veronica put away her phone. Leaning against the railing, she sighed.
She broke up with Matthew, so she didnât want Matthew to talk about Yvonneâs case.
Although Veronica didnât want to show her weakness before Matthew, Conrad was a force to be reckoned with and she couldnât handle him.